Runner attachment for motor-vehicles



J. E. OLLIVIER.

RUNNER ATTACHMENT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

APPHCATIQN FILED OCT- 27. 1920.

1,396,658. PatentedNov. 8,1921.

iNVENTUfi zeal/7v d/ ATZ'UHNEY ,uuirso STATES PA- TE,NT OFFICE.

I JOCELYN EMILE OLLIVIER, 01 ST. GERVAI S, FBALN'CE. i

To all whom it may concern:

. .Be it known that LJooEnYN EMILE OLLI- ;\1'1i:R,,a citizen of theRepublic of France,

candlresident atlStfGervais. H Savoie,

(postoffice address Villa La Vignette,)

1France,haveinvented a new and useful Runner Attachment, forMotor-Vehicles, which 1 devi e is fu y s t fo h. in t e following Thisinvention relates toa device intended to efiectpartial conversion ofamotor car intoa sleigh by. completelyremoving the front Wheels of thesaid car and replacing -them byrunners; the invention bein animprovement on or development of t at (he e e in my PI QI aten No- 1, 5

emb J ly". 19%

This invention is illustrated way of ex- :apiple. in the ac ompanyindrawings in which- Figure 1 is a side view of one forin of uan eo rry s.md a ordims th mven- 1 Fig. 2a detail view showing the connection ofthe wheel element of the stop device to the axle. V

Fig.3 is a sideview of the enlarged upper end or head of a runnercarrying rod which is designed to replace a detachable wheel of Michelintype.

Fig. 4 is a detail View showing the connection of the springsto the awmember of the stop device.

Fig. 5 shows a runner-carrying rod havini a slightly different form ofhead.

ig. 6 is a detail view showing the mounting of the compressionspring,and

igs. 7 and 8 show the invention applied to a wheel from which the tirehas been removed and which takes the place of the rod, Fig. 7 being aside elevation and Fig. 8 a

horizontal section on line X-X of Fig. 7

Fig. 1 shows arunner carrying rod, the locking or stop device of whichis arranged above the knuckle or spindle of the axle. (Figs. 1 and 2.)

Therunner-carrying rod 1 has two extensions or arms A A which aresecured by means of springs R, R to the U-shaped jaw or fork 11 whichstraddles the wheel 12 and forms one element of the stop device. Thewheel 12 formsthe other element of the stop device and is secured to theaxle in an desired manner (for instance by meanso two plates M arrangedat opposlte sides oi the together by bolts 6, Fig. 2)

Specification of Letters ream. 1 5te t 8, 1921 Application filed Qctobcr27, 1 920. Serial No. i i

steering spindle of the axle and connector;

4 shows in detail the method mounting the springs R, R on the aw 11. i

F g. 3Hshows a constructionof runner carrying rod which can be fitted toa car providedwith detachable wheels of Michelin Tn order to obtain thesaid result, on. the disk-shaped head 1 of the red are arranged severalfastening bolts. 1".

In Fig. 5, the jaw 11 is secured direct,

withoutinterposition of any spring, to the extension N of the rod '1. il

In Figs. 7 and 8, a Wheel from which the t re has been removed, isutilizeda-s therod. To the r m of. this wheel are then securedthe twoarms A, A which are connected as before, to the jaw 11 by means ofthesprings R- R- Fig. 8 shows in detail this method f mo nting. I Thejawll rests one: sheet metal plate Tdsee Fig. 5) on which it can slide.wheel.

Fig. 6 shows a convenient device for supporting the compression springRwhich in this instance is held between two circular caps E and F. Tworods a and a are secured to the cap F and pass slidably through the capE, these two rods terminating in a hook 9. Two other rods 6 b aresecured to the cap E and slide in the cap F and terminate in hook 9 Inall of the forms of the invention above described, the runner has auniversal connection with the foot of the carrier of such a nature thatit may rock relatively to said carrier about both its transverse and itslongitudinal axis, as disclosed in my aboveidentified patent. The stopdevice used in connection with the carrier maintains the latter insubstantially vertical position and prevents it from turning about theaxis of the axle spindle to which it is attached.

Iclaim as my invention:

1. An attachment to be substituted for an automobile wheel, comprising arunner carrier adapted to be fastened to the adjacent steering spindleon one axle of the automobile; a runner connected with the foot of thecarrier to rock relatively thereto about both its transverse and itslongitudinal axis; and a stop device for preventin the carrier fromturning about the axis 0 the spindle and embodying a wheel fixed to saidaxle above The plate T is firmly secured to the and Substantially inline with the axis of A pivotal movement of the spindle, a pair ofdiverging arms fastened to the upper portion of the carrier, and a forkinterposed between and connected with said arms and straddling saidwheel.

. 2. An attachment to be substituted for a automobile wheel, comprisinga runner carrier adapted to be fastened to 'the adjacent steeringspindle on one axle of the automo- V bile; a'runner connected with thefoot of the carrier to rockrelatively thereto about both its transverseand its longitudinal axle; and

a stop device for preventing the carrier from turning ab'out'the axis ofthe spindle and :embodying a Wheel fixed to said axle above andsubstantially in line with the axis of pivotal movement of the spindle,a pair of' diverging arms fastened to the upper por- 2O tion of thecarrier, a fork interposed between said arms and straddling said wheel,and a pair of supporting springs disposed at opposite sides of said forkand connected at their inner ends with the fork and at their outer endswith said arms;

1 3. An attachment to be substituted for an embodying a wheel fixed tosaid axle above I and substantially in line with the axis of pivotalmovement of the spindle, and a fork connected with the upper portion ofsaid carrier and straddling said wheel.

4. An attachment to be substituted for an automobile wheel, comprising arunnercarrying wheel adapted to be fastened to the adjacent steeringspindle on one axle of the automobile; a runner fastened directly to thelower portion of the rim of said wheel to rock relatively thereto aboutboth its transverse and its longitudinal axis; and a stop device forpreventing said wheel from turning about the axis of the spindle andembodying a wheel fixed to said axle above and substantially in linewith the axis of pivotal movement of the spindle, a pair of divergingarms fastened to the upper portion of the runner-carrying wheel, a forkinterposed between said arms and straddling the second-named wheel, anda pair of sup- JOCELYN EMILE OLLIVIER.

